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US 12,245,930 · App. 18/740,977 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

System and methods for compensating for intraocular lens tilt

Inventor: Zsolt Bor (Lake Forest, CA)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
A61F2/16A61F9/008A61F2002/1683A61F2009/00851A61F2250/0006
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Patent No.
US 12,245,930
App. No.
18/740,977
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for compensating for a tilt of an intraocular lens (IOL) and systems and methods for adjusting the IOL. For example, one of the methods can comprise capturing one or more optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of an eye of a subject when the IOL is implanted within the eye of the subject. The method can also comprise generating a fixation target such that the fixation target is visible to the eye of the subject and moving the fixation target until a transverse plane of the IOL is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of an ophthalmic system. The method can also comprise directing a laser beam generated by a laser of the ophthalmic system at the IOL.

Claims (29)

1. A method of compensating for a tilt of an intraocular lens (IOL) with optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance, comprising:

capturing one or more OCT images of an eye of a subject using an OCT imaging apparatus, wherein the IOL is implanted within the eye of the subject;

generating a fixation target such that the fixation target is visible to the eye of the subject; and

moving the fixation target until a transverse plane of the IOL as shown in the one or more OCT images is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of an ophthalmic system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the OCT imaging apparatus is communicatively coupled to an electronic display, and wherein moving the fixation target further comprises moving the fixation target until the transverse plane of the IOL as shown in the one or more OCT images displayed on the electronic display is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the optical axis displayed on the electronic display.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a degree of the tilt of the IOL and moving the fixation target based on the degree of tilt.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tilt of the IOL has a tilt angle between about 4.0 degrees and about 8.0 degrees.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving the fixation target further comprises moving the fixation target in at least one of a medial direction, a lateral direction, an inferior direction, and a superior direction with respect to the subject.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the optical axis of the ophthalmic system is a Z-axis of a focusing lens or focusing objective of a laser of the ophthalmic system, and wherein moving the fixation target further comprises moving the fixation target to a position not axially aligned with the Z-axis.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the optical axis is oriented vertically when the subject is lying in a supine position.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fixation target is a fixation light generated by a fixation light source.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fixation light is a beam of light having a wavelength in a visible spectrum.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fixation light is moveable in response to a user input by a user of the ophthalmic system.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fixation light source is configured to be automatically moved by the ophthalmic system.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fixation target is displayed on a target display visible to the subject.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the fixation target is a computer-generated graphic.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the OCT imaging apparatus is an integrated component of the ophthalmic system.

15. A method of adjusting an intraocular lens (IOL), comprising:

capturing one or more OCT images of an eye of a subject using an OCT imaging apparatus, wherein the IOL is implanted within the eye of the subject;

generating a fixation target such that the fixation target is visible to the eye of the subject;

moving the fixation target until a transverse plane of the IOL as shown in the one or more OCT images is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of an ophthalmic system; and

directing a laser beam generated by a laser of the ophthalmic system at the IOL to adjust a base power of the IOL.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the OCT imaging apparatus is communicatively coupled to an electronic display, and wherein moving the fixation target further comprises moving the fixation target until the transverse plane of the IOL as shown in the one or more OCT images displayed on the electronic display is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the optical axis displayed on the electronic display.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining a degree of tilt of the IOL and moving the fixation target based on the degree of tilt.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the degree of tilt of the IOL is between about 4.0 degrees and about 8.0 degrees.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein moving the fixation target further comprises moving the fixation target in at least one of a medial direction, a lateral direction, an inferior direction, and a superior direction with respect to the subject.

20. An ophthalmic system, comprising:

an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging apparatus configured to produce one or more OCT images of an eye of a subject having an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted within the eye; and

a fixation target source configured to generate a moveable fixation target that is visible to the eye of the subject, wherein the fixation target is configured to be moved until a transverse plane of the IOL as shown in the one or more OCT images is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the ophthalmic system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: BOR, ZSOLT
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 067707/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 067707/0948 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63511306 · Jun 30, 2023
Related Publication 20250000642A1 · Jan 2, 2025
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